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Brain and nervous system problems. Cancer can press on nearby nerves and cause pain and loss of function of one part of your body. Cancer that involves the ...
With this in mind, talk with your doctor about what types of cancer screening may be appropriate for you. For a few cancers, studies show that screening tests ...
In time, cancer cells can break away and spread to other parts of the body. When cancer spreads, it's called metastatic cancer. Smoking causes most lung cancers ...
Cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy, are often combined to cure or control various cancers.
Bone cancer most commonly affects the long bones in the arms and legs. Some types happen mostly in children, while others affect mostly adults.
Kidney cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the kidneys. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of a fist.
The squamous cells line the outer part of the cervix. Most cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Adenocarcinoma. This type of cervical cancer begins in ...
Liver cancer is cancer that begins in the cells of your liver. Your liver is a football-sized organ that sits in the upper right portion of your abdomen, ...
Pancreatic cancer — Overview covers symptoms, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and other treatment for cancer of the pancreas.
The DNA changes that lead to breast cancer most often happen in the cells that line the milk ducts. These ducts are tubes designed to carry milk to the nipple.
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